A round-the-clock guard outside the Ecuadorean embassy in London, where Julian Assange took refuge last June, has cost almost £3m, say the Metropolitan Police.

Police will study the Francis Report to see if any charges should be brought as a result of failings at Stafford Hospital.

A town and its football club are told that it is unlawful to continue using their crest.

England's Steven Caulker is cleared to play at this summer's Euro Under-21 Championship but Tom Ince will still miss the opener.